Luis Valbuena

The Marlins had embattled Cubs closer Carlos Marmol on the ropes Thursday, working men onto first and second with nobody out in the bottom of the ninth.

Down 4-3, thanks to Luis Valbuena’s ninth-inning, line-drive home run off Steve Cishek, Juan Pierre came to the plate asked to perform a task he has mastered during his 14-year major league career — bunt.

The goal was to move the runners over for the Marlins' best hitters to bring them home. Instead, Pierre had Donovan Solano thrown out at third.

The botched bunt had broken one of baseball's cardinal rules — never make the first out of...

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